Decorative musical passages or ornamental flourishes added to a melody, especially in vocal music.
From Italian 'fioriture' (flowers, flourishes), from 'fiore' (flower). Musical term adopted into English from Italian opera terminology.
Opera singers use fioriture like painters use brushstrokes—those dazzling runs and ornaments aren't showing off, they're emotional punctuation marks that make your heart leap.
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